

Balance of Power
Bloomberg
Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill. Watch us LIVE on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF.
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Apr 18, 2023 • 1h 2min
Sound On: Debt Ceiling in Question, SEC's Gensler Testifies
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy.On this edition, Joe speaks with: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President of the American Action Forum Policy Institute on the debt ceiling. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on the latest with the debt ceiling, American Action Network polling, and Florida Gov. Ron Desantis in DC. Zach Cohen, Bloomberg Congressional Reporter on Congress's to-do list. Amy Gajda, Professor of Law at Tulane University Law School on the ramifications of the Fox News-Dominion lawsuit. Tom Gorman, Partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP on the latest from the SEC, including SEC Chair Gary Gensler's testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 17, 2023 • 50min
Sound On: Debt Ceiling and Pudding Fingers (Podcast)
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, on Speaker McCarthy's budget plan Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on the debt ceiling Mick Mulvaney, former-Budget Director, currently co-chair at Actum global consultants, on budget talks Mike Dorning, Bloomberg News White House editor, on Trump and DeSantis attack ads See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 14, 2023 • 49min
Sound On: Leak Suspect in Court, Florida Abortion Ban
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Bloomberg Reporter Anne Mostue on the latest with the classified document leak suspect. James Jeffrey, Former Ambassador to Iraq & Turkey, on the latest geopolitical impacts of the classified documents leak. Bloomberg Politics Contributor Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on Sen. Tim Scott and Gov. Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire, Florida’s six-week abortion ban, and the NRA’s annual meeting. Kriti Gupta, Bloomberg Markets Correspondent, and Sonali Basak, Bloomberg Wall Street Reporter, on the latest bank earnings. Carol Sanger, Barbara Aronstein Black Professor of Law at Columbia Law School, on the legal implications of Florida’s abortion ban. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 13, 2023 • 1h 34min
Sound On Special: The Global Inclusive Growth Summit
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this special edition from the Global Inclusive Growth Summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and the Aspen Institute, Joe speaks with: Bloomberg Government Deputy Managing Editor Wendy Benjaminson Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis Former US Trade Representative, Vice Chairman and President of Strategic Growth at Mastercard Michael Froman Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya Bloomberg Markets Correspondent Kriti Gupta Bloomberg International Economics & Policy Correspondent Michael McKee Bloomberg Congressional Reporter Jack Fitzpatrick Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University Rachel Kyte Staff Secretary and Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Neera Tanden See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 12, 2023 • 47min
Sound On: Biden in Belfast, Latest on IMF
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Donatienne Ruy, CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program Fellow on President Biden’s trip to Northern Ireland and the broad outcomes of the meeting between President Emmanuel Macron of France and China’s president Xi Jinping. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on the latest with President Biden’s trip overseas, China’s pressure on Taiwan, and Senator Tim Scott’s presidential bid. Bloomberg Congressional Reporter Emily Wilkins on the House’s first 100 days under GOP control. Libby Cantrill, Head of Public Policy at Pacific Investment Management Company on the latest CPI numbers, the IMF, and minutes from the Fed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 11, 2023 • 36min
Sound On: IMF Outlook, Chicago Gets DNC
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Maurice Obstfeld, Former IMF Chief Economist, on the status of the global economy. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on how Chicago won the bid for the 2024 DNC convention. Marc Ginsberg, Former Ambassador to Morocco, on the latest with leaked U.S. Intelligence documents regarding Ukraine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 10, 2023 • 50min
Sound On: China Military Drills and Easter Egg Rolls
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Scott Lassman, Lassman Law and Policy founder, on the battle over an abortion pill Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis on leaked defense documents Mick Mulvaney, former Acting White House Chief of Staff, on increasing tensions between the U.S. and China. Amy Celico, Albright Stonebridge Group Principal, on China holding a second day of military exercises around Taiwan Plus, a look at the annual White House Easter egg roll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 6, 2023 • 50min
Sound On: Tsai's Visit, Afghanistan Withdrawal Review
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Joe speaks with: Kurt Tong, former US Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and Managing Partner at The Asia Group about the state of US-China relations following Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino for reaction to Joe's conversation with Ambassador Kurt Tong, and the current geopolitical climate.Alex Zerden, former Treasury-Attache in Afghanistan on the White House's report on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, along with Bloomberg's Kailey Leinz.Bloomberg Politics reporter Ryan Teague Beckwith on the ramifications of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, along with Bloomberg's Kailey Leinz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 4, 2023 • 40min
Sound On: Donald Trump Arraignment
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition Joe discusses the arraignment of Former President Donald Trump with co-hosts Kailey Leinz and June Grasso, plus: Tara Leigh Grove, Professor of Law at the University of Texas Bloomberg Politics Contributors Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and Rick Davis Nick Akerman, Former Watergate Prosecutor Jimmy Gurulé Former Federal Prosecutor and Law Professor at Notre Dame Law School See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 3, 2023 • 36min
Sound On: OPEC+ Surprise, Trump Heads to NY
Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition Joe speaks with: Patrick De Haan, Head of Petroleum Analysis at Gas Buddy, on the surprise cut from OPEC+. Bloomberg Politics Contributors Rick Davis and Jeanne Sheehan Zaino on OPEC+ cuts and the indictment of former President Donald Trump. Bloomberg Reporter Simone Foxman with an update from Trump Tower. Mick Mulvaney, Former Acting White House Chief of Staff, on the latest political and legal takeaways from Donald Trump’s indictment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.


